Kamala Harris, the United States vice-president who took over from Joe Biden to campaign against Donald Trump for the presidency, will speak in Canberra early next year.

Ms Harris, the first woman and African-American person to be elected US vice-president, will be the headline speaker at the Women UNLIMITED conference in Canberra and Sydney, due to be held in February.

The conference would include leaders from government, not-for-profit, education and corporate sectors, where attendees would hear from high-calibre leaders on empowering women in leadership, organisers said.

" Women UNLIMITED isn't just about hearing from extraordinary leaders, it's about giving thousands of women the tools, networks, and confidence to step into leadership roles and create meaningful change," Ellen Fox

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